| Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disorder of Pilosebaceous follicle. Acne is one of the most common skin disorders
throughout the world, affecting 67%–95% of adolescents. Actually, acne is
clearly a chronic inflammatory skin disease and not primarily an infectious disease. It is characterised by pleomorphic
lesions,including comedones, pustules, papules, nodules and cysts. To determine antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of
different organisms to frequently used drugs. Samples from skin lesions of study group (80 patients) and normal skin of
control group (20 patients) were collected by sterile swabs. The specimens were used for aerobic and anaerobic culture at
37°C. The isolates were subjected to biochemical tests for identification. All the aerobic isolates were subjected to
antimicrobial sensitivity testing by disc diffusion method.ddd |
